The name Aepytus appears in Greek legendary-historical genealogies as the name of multiple royal figures. In the genealogical sequences preserved in summary sources, one Aepytus is described as son of Elatus and king in Azania, Arcadia; other bearers are listed as son of Hippothous and son of Cresphontes (the latter placing the name within a Heraclid descent). The name functions within these accounts as an element of dynastic continuity rather than as the focus of a distinct origin myth.
The supplied sources do not provide any physical description or iconic attributes for Aepytus. He is represented in the material as a mortal king and genealogical person rather than as a pictured or described supernatural form.
No supernatural abilities are attributed in the provided materials. Described behaviors are political and familial: holding kingship in Arcadia, succeeding or being succeeded by other rulers, and acting in familial/guardianship roles in later literary summaries (for example, a modern retelling mentions him raising Euadne and responding to issues of paternity). These actions are social and dynastic rather than magical.
*Péh₂usōn (reconstructed)
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3-D Man
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5 Ronin
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A Elbereth Gilthoniel
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A.R.G.U.S.
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Aba (disambiguation / name-form)
Aba is a polyvalent name-form attested across many unrelated contexts (place names, personal names, animal names, and brief mythological listings). The provided sources do not support a single, coherent supernatural entity called "Aba" and offer no descriptive or ritual material for such a being.
Abarbarea
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Abas
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Abderus
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Abin Sur
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Abomination of Desolation
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Absolute Green Lantern (tradition)
A modern comic-book reinterpretation in DC's Absolute Universe in which a giant green lantern-shaped vessel appears above Evergreen, Nevada, generates an impenetrable green dome, judges townspeople and sends the judged into the Lantern to await further adjudication in OA (Omega‑Alpha). The story reframes Green Lantern mythos as cosmic/religious horror with an "Enlightenment Spectrum" of flames (Qard, Rao, Sur, Aur) stewarded by Oans such as Abin Sur.
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